OISA works to assist international students as you learn about and comply with the regulatory issues that affect your temporary stay in the United States. We work most closely with advising related to your F-1 or J-1 student status (travel procedures, employment authorization, etc.); the completion of annual tax returns; and a variety of other legal issues that come your way.

Advising is available by appointment. Call #3703

• Iowa Drivers License & State ID Card: HANDOUT
• F-1 Employment Handouts: OPT; Internships; OISA Employment Request
• SEVIS Transfer: Release Form

• SEVIS
• Tourist visas for Canada
• Tourist visas for Mexico
• International Students and Social Security Numbers
• Where is the local Social Security Office? (SSA) (Marshalltown, Iowa zip code is 50158)
• What is the Diversity Lottery?
• FOREIGN CONSULATES (inside the USA)
• US CONSULATES (outside the USA)
• SPECIAL REGISTRATION (access to the 'walkaway materials')
• KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (a publication by the American Civil Liberties Union)
• Identity Theft and Social Security Numbers